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Where does “nāwiht” come from?

nāwiht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht.

nāwiht (Old English): nothing, naught

Definitions

  1. nothing, naught

Ancestry of “nāwiht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*naiwwiht—

Words derived from “nāwiht”

  • night
  • note
  • notes
  • nights
  • noting
  • nuts
  • nut
  • noteworthy
  • notebook
  • naught
  • footnote
  • nought
  • nightfall
  • coconut
  • peanut
  • keynote
  • nightclub
  • nutshell
  • goodnight
  • don't
  • oughtn't
  • sha'n't
  • doughnut
  • nightstand
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